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Check UK Company Insolvency Information
Search a UK company and review insolvency information recorded in Companies House data. Check whether the company has recorded insolvency history and review available case information such as liquidation, administration, receivership or other supported insolvency proceedings.
Recorded insolvency history
Case type and dates
Companies House public data
How to check
How to Check a UK Company's Insolvency History
Search by registered company name or company number, select the correct legal entity and open the company report. If Companies House indicates insolvency history for that company, Check Company UK requests the public insolvency resource and displays the available case information.
If several businesses use similar names, confirm the company number first using our company number search.
Confirm the Record
Match the company number, status and other identifying details before relying on insolvency information.
Review Insolvency History
Where recorded, review the insolvency case type, case dates and other available Companies House insolvency details.
Case types
What Insolvency Information Can Companies House Return?
The Companies House insolvency resource supports several case types. The exact information depends on the company's public record and the insolvency case returned by the API.
Compulsory Liquidation
A company insolvency case may be recorded as compulsory liquidation where that case type is present in Companies House data.
Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
The insolvency resource can identify a creditors' voluntary liquidation as a recorded case type.
Members' Voluntary Liquidation
Companies House can also return a members' voluntary liquidation case where it forms part of the company's record.
Administration
Administration and administration-order case types can be returned through the public insolvency resource.
Company Voluntary Arrangement
The API supports corporate voluntary arrangement cases, including relevant moratorium variants where recorded.
Receivership & Other Proceedings
Supported cases also include receivership, administrative receiver, foreign insolvency and moratorium records.
Insolvency History Is Different From Current Company Status
A company's current Companies House status and its insolvency history are related but separate pieces of information. A status check tells you the status recorded on the company profile, while the insolvency resource provides case-level information where insolvency history exists.
For the company's current statutory status, use our UK company status check.
What you may see
Information Available in an Insolvency Case
Case type, dates and status information
The Companies House insolvency resource can contain the case type, case dates, case number and insolvency status information for the company.
Insolvency practitioner details where returned
An insolvency case can also contain details about appointed insolvency practitioners and their role in the case, depending on the public record.
No Recorded Insolvency History Is Not a Financial Guarantee
If no insolvency case is returned, that should not be interpreted as proof that the company is financially strong, solvent in every sense, creditworthy or low risk.
Insolvency information should be considered alongside the company's status, filing history, accounts information, charges and other relevant public records.
Check Company UK uses Companies House public company data. It is not a substitute for professional legal, insolvency, accounting or credit advice.Related checks
Review the Wider Company Record
You can also check the company status, confirm its registration details, review its directors and officers, or use our Companies House search guide for the broader public company record.
Common questions
UK Company Insolvency Check FAQs
How do I check if a UK company has insolvency history?
Search the company by registered name or company number, open the matching company report and review the insolvency section returned from Companies House data.
Can Companies House show liquidation?
Yes. The Companies House insolvency resource supports several liquidation case types, including compulsory liquidation and voluntary liquidation cases.
Can I check whether a company is in administration?
Companies House supports administration-related insolvency case types and can return them when they form part of the company's public insolvency record.
Does no insolvency history mean the company is financially safe?
No. The absence of recorded insolvency history is not a guarantee of solvency, financial health, creditworthiness or future performance.
Is this a complete UK insolvency register search?
No. This check is based on company insolvency information available through the Companies House public data API for the selected company.
Check a UK Company's Insolvency History
Search by company name or Companies House number and review the public insolvency information available for the company.